Vienna, December 29th, 2011. United Toll Systems (UTS), a joint venture of Kapsch TrafficCom Russia and the Russian bridge-building company Mostotrest, was awarded a major contract by the Russian highway company Avtodor. UTS will sign an agreement with Avtodor regarding the toll-based operation and maintenance of an approx. 400 kilometer section of the M-4-Don highway between Moscow und the Black Sea. The duration of the contract will be ten years, which may be extended by an additional three years. Kapsch will be responsible for the implementation and operation of the toll collection system and for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Kapsch TrafficCom Russia holds 33.3 % of the joint venture and is expected to directly contribute between 15 % and 20 % to the contract.
"The primary objective is the modernization of Russia’s highways" Michael Weber, General Director of Kapsch TrafficCom Russia, explains. "The equipment of the highways with ITS systems makes an integrated system of information support and traffic management possible. This will improve traffic safety and monitoring significantly. For example drivers will be informed, about bad driving conditions in real-time", Weber adds.
New direction for Russia's road infrastructure
According to General Director of OAO Mostotrest, Vladimir Vlasov, exploitation of toll roads sections and the introduction of modern high-performance traffic management technologies is a new direction for Russia's road infrastructure. "We are confident that combining the experience of Russia's largest company in transport infrastructure construction and the largest European provider of electronic tolling and telematic systems will allow us to develop this new segment very effectively. For OAO Mostotrest this project is a logical continuation of expanding the strategic implementation and development of our presence in road related business segments, including the segment of road repair and maintenance", he says.
New technologies improve situation for road users
"This project is the first big project for Kapsch TrafficCom in the Russian Federation", Michael Weber says pleased. "We want to share our years of experience in toll collection systems in many countries with our partners, to introduce new technologies in transport infrastructure and improve road user conditions. We think that the joint venture between Kapsch TrafficCom Russia and Mostotrest will be a successful combination and that, of course, we will be able to meet the expectations of the state company Avtodor. Russia is an 'extremely interesting market' for Kapsch", Weber emphasizes. "In the period leading up to 2014 alone, there are 13 projects in which the subject of tolls plays a major role".
Kapsch TrafficCom is an international supplier of superior intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and primarily supplies electronic toll collection systems. With its end-to-end solution portfolio, Kapsch TrafficCom covers the entire value creation chain of its customers, from products and systems to integration and operations, as a one-stop shop. Kapsch TrafficCom also offers solutions for urban access management as well as for traffic safety and security. Add-on applications to these solutions, such as traffic data collection, complement the offering. With references in 41 countries in all five continents, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself among the internationally recognized suppliers of intelligent transportation systems. Kapsch TrafficCom AG is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and represented in 25 countries.
United Toll Systems. ООО United Toll Systems is a joint venture, created by OAO Mostotrest and OOO Kapsch TrafficCom Russia in order to implement toll road operation projects, and to develop and introduce optimal technological solutions with intelligent traffic management systems. OAO Mostotrest is the controlling shareholder in a joint venture with share of 51 %. Kapsch TrafficCom Russia holds 33.3 % of the Joint Venture.
Mostotrest (including Corporation Engtransstroy and Transstroymekhanisatsiya) is the largest diversified infrastructure and bridge-building company in Russia. Mostotrest core competences include construction and renovation of automobile, railway and urban bridges, automobile roads and other transport infrastructure. The company was established in 1930 as a developer of complex and oversized bridges, and has built and renovated more than 7,500 infrastructure projects (bridges, flyovers, tunnels and interchanges) to date. Mostotrest is currently implementing major infrastructure development projects across Russia, including transport infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. For more detailed information, please visit www.mostotrest.ru.
Download: